>Declaring yourself Irish doesn't make you fall under GDPR protection if you live outside the EU.
I'm a DPO and this is absolutely incorrect.
Edited to add: https://edpb.europa.eu/sites/edpb/files/files/file1/edpb_gui... (it's not even residency that is key - just being present in the EU+EEA)
https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/refo...
They are very clear - the GDPR protections apply to those that are "in the Union", and the guidelines clarify that citizenship (and, in fact, legal residency) are irrelevant. One must simply be present in the territory that the regulation applies to (which is EU+EEA). Being a citizen of a EU country and being outside the union, the GDPR protections would not apply to you. Being a citizen of a third country and being inside the union, they would.
> Provided your company doesn't specifically target its services at individuals in the EU, it is not subject to the rules of the GDPR.
(note in the EU - no mention of citizenship)
If your company is in EU, then according to Article 3.1 the GDPR applies to all your procesing of personal data, period - with no exceptions depending on citizenship. So if you're a DPO in a EU company, then that's what's true for you, you definitely have to apply GDPR protections to EU citizens (and also noncitizens) wherever they are.
If your company is not in EU, then according to Article 3.2. the GDPR applies only to people located in the EU - "This Regulation applies to the processing of personal data of data subjects who are in the Union by a controller or processor not established in the Union"; no qualification on citizenship, but a qualification based on location.
Do American speed limits apply to American drivers in Europe? Or do the European speed limits apply?
Essentially you are absolutely incorrect. The EU has no legal jurisdiction outside of EU borders.
In any case, parent is in fact incorrect since the GDPR claims no such jurisdiction. It only applies to people in the EU, or to people whose personal data is processed by EU companies.
